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by Ken
Fri Oct 03, 2025 6:14 pm
Forum: General Theology
Topic: Political party - demands?
Replies: 54
Views: 14748

Re: Political party - demands?

There's an age limit for voting in the conclave, isn't there? How many of his appointees meet that requirement? They have to be under age 80. You become ineligible on your 80th birthday. When Pope Leo was recently elected in 2025, these were the 135 cardinals that composed the conclave: https://en....
by Ken
Fri Oct 03, 2025 5:47 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: The Anabaptist perception on self check-outs!
Replies: 68
Views: 49687

Re: The Anabaptist perception on self check-outs!

Long Beach California recently passed a law banning self-check outs for any items that stores keep locked up: https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/self-checkout-kiosks-long-beach-may-be-closing-new-city-ordinance/3782541/ They are basically making retailers put their money where their mouth is. ...
by Ken
Fri Oct 03, 2025 5:40 pm
Forum: General Theology
Topic: Political party - demands?
Replies: 54
Views: 14748

Re: Political party - demands?

FWWWI, Sarah is too old now to be made Pope. They are not insensitive to how expensive a Papal election is, nor how traumatic. JP II’s election would never had occurred without the short Papacy of JP I. If only JP had done a better job of filling the College of Cardinals with conservatives. JP appo...
by Ken
Fri Oct 03, 2025 2:28 pm
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Questions about Mennonite denominations
Replies: 51
Views: 11374

Re: Questions about Mennonite denominations

Oddly, I cannot remotely imagine this topic impacting thinking on joining such a group. This confirms my pov about the topic. If someone was serious about joining a certain congregation and the ONLY reason stopping or confirming that decision is this topic…..you need to rethink. I think how a congr...
by Ken
Fri Oct 03, 2025 10:56 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Church of England gets a female as its leader
Replies: 11
Views: 2915

Re: Church of England gets a female as its leader

Yes, the British monarch is the head of the church. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the highest church office. This is the news JohnL is referencing: https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-names-mullally-first-female-archbishop-lead-church-england-2025-10-03/ Considering that the last guy resigned in d...
by Ken
Thu Oct 02, 2025 10:55 pm
Forum: General Theology
Topic: Divorce, remarriage and your church
Replies: 60
Views: 8926

Re: Divorce, remarriage and your church

Since folks keep posting on the RCC position let me clarify. There is no such thing as divorce period. What that means is, the church does not recognize a legal divorce to break the religious marriage. So civil divorced people remain married in the churches eyes. Ur that means the divorce is not si...
by Ken
Thu Oct 02, 2025 1:58 pm
Forum: General Theology
Topic: Divorce, remarriage and your church
Replies: 60
Views: 8926

Re: Divorce, remarriage and your church

I am speechless. I cannot conceive of a church taking any “action” over a legal divorce. I see no indication anywhere in the Bible that a societal legal divorce offends God. I see remarriage as offending God. Tell us, what is the process for getting a divorce within the Roman Catholic Church? I thi...
by Ken
Thu Oct 02, 2025 11:55 am
Forum: General Theology
Topic: Divorce, remarriage and your church
Replies: 60
Views: 8926

Re: Divorce, remarriage and your church

JayP wrote: Thu Oct 02, 2025 7:07 am I am speechless. I cannot conceive of a church taking any “action” over a legal divorce.
I see no indication anywhere in the Bible that a societal legal divorce offends God.
I see remarriage as offending God.
Tell us, what is the process for getting a divorce within the Roman Catholic Church?
by Ken
Wed Oct 01, 2025 6:02 pm
Forum: General Theology
Topic: Divorce, remarriage and your church
Replies: 60
Views: 8926

Re: Divorce, remarriage and your church

In Anabaptist circles divorce is a religious process. My church has a process to follow and permission is rarely granted. Basically requires cruelty / abuse of the children thus necessitating a legal divorce, or else adultery which we believe breaks the marriage bond. In your church is there an act...
by Ken
Wed Oct 01, 2025 3:27 pm
Forum: General Theology
Topic: Poll: Jesus's Second Coming
Replies: 48
Views: 7754

Re: Poll: Jesus's Second Coming

I have no idea what or when anything is going to happen in the future. And I don't think anyone else does either.

But I also don't worry about it either. Since eschatology doesn't affect how I live my life one way or the other.